{ "id": "bird-repellent-tape-3-rolls", "sku": "bird-tape-100m", "title": "Bird Reflective Tape | Bird Scare Ribbon | Bird Flash Tape - 90m rolls", "slug": "bird-repellent-tape-3-rolls", "price": 82.5, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "unknown", "category": "bird-control", "category_label": "Bird Control", "tags": [ "deterrent", "reflective", "orchard" ], "colors": [ "Holographic, silver and red faces" ], "materials": [ "Extra thick holographic PET film" ], "dimensions": "90 m long by 5 cm wide per roll", "weight": null, "images": [ "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/main-bird-repellent-tape.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-1.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-10.png", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-11.png", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-2.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-3.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-4.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-5.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-6.png", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-7.png", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-8.png", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/bird-repellent-tape/bird-repellent-tape-9.png" ], "description_short": "Extra thick holographic PET tape, cut into strips and tied where there is nothing to fix a barrier to. Cheapest way to cover a lot of ground, and honest about habituation.", "description": "Coverage per dollar is the point\n\nOne roll cut into fifty centimetre strips gives you around a hundred and eighty flashing points. No single object competes with that, and on an orchard row or a berry patch the number of points matters more than the strength of any one deterrent.\n\nHow to tie it\n\nLeave enough free length to twist and flutter. Tie it high enough that the crop does not stop it moving. Vary the heights, because a row all at one level reads as a line rather than as movement.\n\nTie through a punched hole rather than stapling. Staples tear out.\n\nIt needs wind and daylight\n\nBoth. In a sheltered corner or under cover it is bunting. That is worth checking before you cut a whole roll up.\n\nThe habituation problem, honestly\n\nBirds under real feeding pressure will work out within a week or two that the flashing thing has never once hurt them. After that it is decoration.\n\nThe fix is not more tape. It is rotation: move the strips, add a few discs at the pressure points, and put it up when the fruit colours rather than in early spring. A deterrent that appears at the right moment is worth several that have been there since August.\n\nMaintenance\n\nStrips twist into ropes in wind, and a tape wound tight around itself has stopped flashing. Retie them. Expect to after any windy week.\n\nReplace strips that have gone dull. A season of sun and dust takes the shine off, and the shine is the product.\n\nWhich pack\n\nOne roll for a garden. Three for a decent orchard row or a boat. Ten for a commercial block, where it works out cheapest per roll.\n\nWhere it cannot compete\n\nA roosting habit. Pigeons on a parapet, starlings in a gutter, mynas on a beam. Those are barrier problems and the strips beat the tape every time. Keep the tape for open ground.", "llm_summary": "Bird Reflective Tape sold by BuyFactory Direct at buyfactorydirect.com.au. Extra thick holographic PET tape on 90 m x 5 cm rolls, cut into strips and tied where they can move freely. Three sellable lines: a single roll at AUD 33, a 3 roll pack at AUD 82.50 and a 10 roll pack at AUD 220. Used in orchards, over crops, in gardens, on carports, boats, docks, patios and balconies. It requires WIND and DAYLIGHT and is decorative in a sheltered or covered spot. One 90 m roll cut into 50 cm strips gives roughly 180 flashing points, which is why coverage per dollar is its advantage. Tying technique matters: leave free length to twist, tie high enough to clear the crop, and vary the heights so it reads as movement rather than a line. HONEST LIMITATION stated on the page: this is a SCARE product, not a barrier, and birds under feeding pressure habituate within a week or two; the answer is rotation and seasonal use rather than more tape. It cannot compete with a barrier on a ROOSTING habit - pigeons on a parapet, starlings in a gutter, mynas on a beam are spike jobs. No effectiveness percentage is claimed. We dispatch within 2 working days. Delivery then takes up to 7 working days by tracked courier. Delivery is free across Australia on orders of $99 or more, and $27.50 including GST below that.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "BuyFactory Direct", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/bird-repellent-tape-3-rolls/", "canonical_url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/bird-repellent-tape-3-rolls/", "json_url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/api/products/bird-repellent-tape-3-rolls.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-22" }